TORONTO, S.D. — A custom feedlot near the South Dakota-Minnesota border is fast becoming an innovator in turning bedded pack manure into a value-added soil additive — “humus compost.” Owners Chad and ...

Converting crop straw into stable soil organic matter (SOM) is essential for sustainable farming and climate resilience—but it’s notoriously inefficient in saline-alkaline soils. A recent study ...

Discover how Mark from Self Sufficient Me transforms ordinary wood chips into nutrient-rich humus through natural ...

It wasn’t too many years ago that in October and November, we could smell the smoke from burning leaves almost every day. Gardeners who knew about the potential benefits of those leaves were ...

A tidy mulched garden path. High quality soil happens when you have humus-rich soils. Learn how to add carbon to soil, and how to add nitrogen to soil naturally to make your garden healthier. Getting ...

A FEATURE of the present-day attitude to agriculture is the increasing concern about soil fertility. Formerly this was confined to a limited number of specialists ; but the impact of two world wars ...

Tis the season to … compost. With tree leaves and debris from garden clean-up and winter garden preparation abundant, now is the time to begin. One of the most important products and processes in ...